sinken

Meaning

  1. (class-3, intransitive, strong) to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
  2. (class-3, figuratively, intransitive, strong, usually) to fall; to drop; to decline

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

sinke

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɪŋkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German sinken, from Old High German sinkan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną. Compare Low German sinken, Dutch zinken, English sink, Danish synke, Swedish sjunka.

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